Bittern Convention

Just to show that even I can bow to convention.

Thanks to everyone who commented on my previous Bittern shot. It's what makes it all worth while.

Now I'm jealous - very nice!



Mark

how often do they make those amazing sounds when you are photographing them? it must be amazing to be in their presence.

lovely image.
mark

Fantastic shot. A bit of a shame it's not completely in the frame but I think this still is great. Very well done. Do they make any noise during the winter? I thought only from January-May.

Edwin Kats

What an impressive looking bird. Must have been quite a priveledge getting such a good view.
A nice close-up that would make a good addition to a collection of full-bird images.

Very impressive image Paul - the best yet imho

There are around forty breeding pairs in the UK. The population may increase during winter with migrants from mainland Europe. If memory serves me correctly the males start booming from late January onwards.

This was a great viewing but all to short. Less than a couple of minutes.

A great opportunity you had by all accounts. Prefer a bit more up top for me

Nice one Paul,Ihave seen one of these once,as it flew past a hide I was in,so nice to see a close up version

A good picture is always a rare chalenge, this is very nice. worth waiting for.
Frederic